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BETHANY HS
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BETHANY HS
BETHANY HS is a four-year high school of mid-tier scale in Bethany, Oklahoma, overseen by BETHANY, instructing 558 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 26% bigger than the typical public school in Oklahoma, which averages around 443 students.
BETHANY runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,762 students. BETHANY HS is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, BETHANY HS logs that White students make up the majority at 55%; the rest breaks down as 24% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Black. Compared to Oklahoma County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting BETHANY HS higher than the state norm the norm. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Oklahoma County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Oklahoma County) shows that median household earnings sit near $66,679, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Oklahoma County's 225 public schools (combined enrollment of about 161,569 students), BETHANY HS is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BETHANY MS, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. BETHANY HS's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 539 (now 558). Over the same period, the White share fell from 67% to 55%.
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